This video tilted, “Ever Elon: The Campaign for the Future of Our University,” was played during the Ever Elon Town Hall Meeting on October 11, 2008. This video was a production of the Ever Elon campaign goals. The video included: Lambert stated, “The world needs Elon graduates. The world is crying out Elon graduates. We are turning out some very special people ready to assume positions of leadership. People committed to a life of service and meaningful work.” The video is covered with students graduating, students working with other cultures, Anthony (Tony) Crider teaching a class, College Coffee at Fonville Fountain on Scott Plaza, and J. Earl Danieley hugging a student. Jeffery Pugh, Maude Sharpe Powell, Professor of Religious Studies, talked about Elon experiences on the campus and a transformable campus. Pugh’s sound bite is covered with video shots of students walking on campus. Richard McBride, Elon’s Chaplain, talked about students seeing who they are and what they can contribute to the world. McBride’s sound bite is covered with students in classrooms and in Belk Library. Lambert discussed building Elon’s Endowment. Lambert’s sound bite is covered with theatre students dancing on the McCrary Theatre stage in the Center for the Arts; faculty members talking outside; students walking in the historic neighborhood of campus; and an Elon University flag (in 2015, a new ELON University logo design was created) hanging from a pole. J. Fred Young, Elon’s 7th President (1973 – 1998) talked about investing in Elon’s future and preserving what has been built. Young’s sound bite is covered with video of Young Commons and Rhodes Stadium. Mark Mahaffey, Elon Trustee, Ever Elon Campaign Chairman, spoke of the reputation of Elon University. J. Earl Danieley, Elon’s 6th President (1957 – 1973), spoke of providing scholarships for students of need and for students with outstanding ability. Breanna Detwiler, Class of 2009, a Truman Scholar, spoke of the opportunities at Elon as a gift. LaToya Marcus, Class of 2004, Watson Scholarship recipient, talked about opening the door for opportunities at Elon. And without the funds, the door would have been closed and locked. Marcus discussed how the doors of diversity were opened at Elon. Marcus’s sound bite is covered with Lambert speaking with students and a choir singing. Danieley spoke about the Elon faculty. The sound bite is covered by a faculty member teaching a class in Moseley Center and Gerald Gibson teaching a production class in the Iris Holt McEwen School of Communications – Control Room (in 2016, the control room had been renovated). Amy Hendrickson, Class of 1969, and Jay Hendrickson, Class of 1971, Trustee, spoke of the endowment and willing to be able to maintain stellar faculty. Video covered the sound bite with faculty teaching with students looking on, Thomas (Tom) Nelson, School of Communications, faculty member teaching in a classroom with students listening, and Janna Quitney Anderson, Associate Professor of Communications, teaching a class. Toddie Peters, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, discussed sabbaticals and study leave for research as a scholar. Peter’s sound bite is covered with video of her working in her home and in the Elon Community Garden. Peter Felten, Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, chatted about faculty taking the time to experiment with their teaching lessons. Video over Felten’s sound bite included: Thomas (Tom) Arcaro teaching in Africa; the Elon Student Television news production titled, Elon’s Phoenix14 News in the control room; chemistry class; and Catherine McNeela teaching. Lambert deliberated on what makes Elon University special. Lambert’s sound bite is covered with dancer’s performing; biology class; and a wide shot of Belk Library. Connie Book, Associate Dean, School of Communications chatted about engaged learning. Book’s sound bite is covered with her working with a student in an edit suite in the School of Communications. John Sullivan, Maude Sharpe Powell, Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, discussed that you do not want education from the neck up, rather you want education in the bones. Sullivan’s sound bite is covered with a faculty members working with students in classrooms. Allen Gant, Trustee, said that Elon was pushing education in a way that could change the education process. Gant’s sound bite was covered with video that included: a wide shot of Whitley Auditorium; a biology class using microscopes; and a student wearing an Elon Law sweat shirt. Lambert stated, “People invest in Elon University because they believe in us. They see the impact.” Lambert’s sound bite is covered with Undergraduate Commencement footage. Deborah Long, Coordinator of Civic Engagement, Elon Academy Director, stated that Elon can do so much in the world to make the world a better place. A video shot of Jo Watts Williams, Jeanne Robertson, and Allen Gant sitting in an audience covering Long’s sound bite. Additional video shots included: the front of the McMichael (Science) building; a student strolling through the Belk Library carousals; various angles of the Belk Library; Dusty Rhodes looking over the Rhodes Football Stadium; the Hendricksons walking, and graduates walking around Fonville Fountain in Scott Plaza. The video ended with a graphic, “The Campaign for the Future of Our University: Ever Elon.”